Cultivation
Etymology
Borrowed from French cultivation.
Noun
cultivation (countable and uncountable, plural cultivations)
- The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture
The heavy cultivation of the hillside led to soil erosion.
- The state of being cultivated or used for agricultureThese fields are in cultivation.
- Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)His steadfast cultivation of their relationship finally bore fruit.
- Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral conditionShe is a woman of great cultivation.
Synonyms
- (art or act of cultivating): tillage
- (advancement or refinement in condition): refinement, culture; education